Game ID: 22400091
Oklahoma City Thunder @ Chicago Bulls
Saturday, October 26, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
United Center, Chicago, IL
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
CHI 21 18 26 30 95OKC 26 33 29 26 114
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Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
CHI availability going into 10/23 · season opener
full strength
CHI availability going into 10/25 · 1 day's rest
full strength
CHI availability going into 10/26 · back-to-backOUT Craig missed 2 since 10/23, out tonight
CHI availability going into 10/28 · 1 day's restOUT Craig missed 3 since 10/23, out tonight
CHI availability going into 10/30 · 1 day's restOUT Craig missed 4 since 10/23, returns tonight: 3 min (27% of 12)
CHI availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's restOUT Horton-Tucker missed 2 since 10/28, returns tonight: 7 min (58% of 12)
BACK Craig back 10/30 after 4, 3 min since (27% of 12)
CHI availability going into 11/04 · 2 days' restOUT Ball missed 2 since 10/30, out tonight
BACK Craig back 10/30 after 4, 3 min since (27% of 12)
BACK Horton-Tucker back 11/01 after 2, 7 min since (58% of 12)
OKC availability going into 10/24 · season opener
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OKC availability going into 10/26 · 1 day's rest
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OKC availability going into 10/27 · back-to-back
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OKC availability going into 10/30 · 2 days' rest
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OKC availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's rest
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OKC availability going into 11/02 · back-to-back
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10/23 @ NOP 111-123 — CHI notes
CHI lost 111-123. CHI shot 49% (42 of 86) to NOP's 46%, 10 of 34 from three. CHI turned it over 21 times to NOP's 11, and NOP turned those into 15 steals. LaVine led with 27 (10 of 17, 5 of 8 from three); Vučević added 21, Smith 15. Q2 was theirs, 33-30, the deficit cut from 4 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 93-78 against them. Giddey's -22 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/25 @ MIL 133-122 — CHI notes
CHI won 133-122. CHI shot 48% (46 of 96) to MIL's 49%, 21 of 47 from three. CHI turned it over 9 times to MIL's 14. White led with 35 (12 of 20, 7 of 13 from three); LaVine added 25, Vučević 22. The hinge was Q3, 39-31: CHI came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 7, and the lead reached 15. CHI trailed 63-64 at the half and won the second half 70-58. White was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
10/26 vs OKC 95-114 — CHI notes
CHI lost 95-114. CHI shot 35% (32 of 92) to OKC's 42%, 15 of 53 from three. CHI turned it over 26 times to OKC's 10, and OKC turned those into 15 steals. LaVine led with 22 (6 of 13, 4 of 9 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Vučević added 18, Giddey 14. Q4 was theirs, 30-26, the deficit cut from 23 to 19, but the other 3 periods went 88-65 against them. Giddey's -21 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/01 @ BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 118, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Thomas at 27 and Schröder at 25 a game. One day's rest. Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 116, shooting 44 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; LaVine at 23 and Vučević at 20 a game. One day's rest.
So: Brooklyn wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Brooklyn 118, Chicago 115, Chicago keeping it close.
11/04 vs UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 116, shooting 43 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; LaVine at 22 and Vučević at 22 a game. Without Ball (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Utah comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 95 a night and allowing 117, shooting 38 percent and 27 from three, 24 free throws a game; Collins at 15 and George at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Markkanen (2 straight), Hendricks (3 straight), Potter (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the arc, Chicago at 39 percent from three to Utah's 27 and the turnovers, Utah giving it away 20 times a game to Chicago's 15. Call it Chicago 117, Utah 105, Chicago by 12.
10/24 @ DEN 102-87 — OKC notes
OKC won 102-87. OKC shot 43% (43 of 101) to DEN's 36%, 8 of 36 from three. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 28 (11 of 24, 2 of 6 from three); Holmgren added 25, Wiggins 15. The hinge was Q3, 27-17: a lead of 7 became 17, and the lead reached 20. Caruso was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
10/26 @ CHI 114-95 — OKC notes
OKC won 114-95. OKC shot 42% (45 of 107) to CHI's 35%, 8 of 40 from three. OKC turned it over 10 times to CHI's 26. Williams led with 24 (10 of 22, 1 of 4 from three); Gilgeous-Alexander added 23, Holmgren 21. The hinge was Q2, 33-18: a lead of 5 became 20, and the lead reached 25. Gilgeous-Alexander was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
11/02 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 111, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 23 free throws a game; Powell at 25 and Harden at 24 a game. They have won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest. OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 99, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 18 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 27 and Holmgren at 19 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-6 a night and OKC minus-5 and the defense, OKC allowing 99 a night to the Clippers' 111. Call it OKC 112, the Clippers 107.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
GiLaWiVuWh 5 7 -4 3 7 43 0 3 0 1 1 100 3 6 1 0 0 5 1
CHI Giddey, LaVine, P. Williams, Vučević, White
in Giddey, LaVine, P. Williams, Vučević, White
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGiHoWaWi 7 14 +2 4 8 50 1 7 14 3 4 75 1 5 3 4 0 1 1
OKC Dort, Gilgeous-Alexander, Holmgren, Wallace, Williams
in Dort, Gilgeous-Alexander, Holmgren, Wallace, Williams
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaDoLaWiVu 2 5 +3 0 1 0 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 1
CHI Ball, Dosunmu, LaVine, P. Williams, Vučević
in Ball, Dosunmu
out Giddey, White
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGiHoWaWi 7 14 +2 4 8 50 1 7 14 3 4 75 1 5 3 4 0 1 1
OKC Dort, Gilgeous-Alexander, Holmgren, Wallace, Williams
in Dort, Gilgeous-Alexander, Holmgren, Wallace, Williams
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaDoLaPhVu 2 0 -2 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 100 0 3 0 0 0 0 1
CHI Ball, Dosunmu, LaVine, Phillips, Vučević
in Phillips
out P. Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DiDoGiWaWi 2 2 +2 1 2 50 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1
OKC Dieng, Dort, Gilgeous-Alexander, Wallace, Wiggins
in Dieng, Wiggins
out Holmgren, Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGiPhSmWh 3 7 0 1 1 100 1 2 50 2 4 50 0 1 2 0 0 0 1
CHI Dosunmu, Giddey, Phillips, Smith, White
in Giddey, Smith, White
out Ball, LaVine, Vučević
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaDiGiJoWi 3 7 -1 3 4 75 0 2 0 1 1 100 0 3 0 0 0 0 3
OKC Caruso, Dieng, Gilgeous-Alexander, Joe, Wiggins
in Caruso, Joe
out Dort, Wallace
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGiWiSmWh 2 3 +1 0 1 0 1 2 50 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 2 0
CHI Dosunmu, Giddey, P. Williams, Smith, White
in P. Williams
out Phillips
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaHoJoMiWi 5 9 -1 2 6 33 1 5 20 2 2 100 1 3 2 2 0 1 3
OKC Caruso, Holmgren, Joe, Mitchell, Williams
in Holmgren, Mitchell, Williams
out Dieng, Gilgeous-Alexander, Wiggins
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBuLaWiSm 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
CHI Ball, Buzelis, LaVine, P. Williams, Smith
in Ball, Buzelis, LaVine
out Dosunmu, Giddey, White
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaHoJoMiWi 5 9 -1 2 6 33 1 5 20 2 2 100 1 3 2 2 0 1 3
OKC Caruso, Holmgren, Joe, Mitchell, Williams
in Holmgren, Mitchell, Williams
out Dieng, Gilgeous-Alexander, Wiggins
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBuLaWiVu 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 100 2 2 100 0 1 1 1 0 1 2
CHI Ball, Buzelis, LaVine, P. Williams, Vučević
in Vučević
out Smith
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaHoJoMiWi 5 9 -1 2 6 33 1 5 20 2 2 100 1 3 2 2 0 1 3
OKC Caruso, Holmgren, Joe, Mitchell, Williams
in Holmgren, Mitchell, Williams
out Dieng, Gilgeous-Alexander, Wiggins
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
GiLaWiVuWh 4 3 -11 1 1 100 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 4 1
CHI Giddey, LaVine, P. Williams, Vučević, White
in Giddey, P. Williams
out Dosunmu, Phillips
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DiDoGiWaWi 3 7 +7 2 3 67 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 1
OKC Dieng, Dort, Gilgeous-Alexander, Wallace, Wiggins
in Dieng
out Holmgren
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
GiLaWiVuWh 4 3 -11 1 1 100 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 4 1
CHI Giddey, LaVine, P. Williams, Vučević, White
in Giddey, P. Williams
out Dosunmu, Phillips
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGiWaWiWi 1 7 +5 1 2 50 1 1 100 2 2 100 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
OKC Dort, Gilgeous-Alexander, Wallace, Wiggins, Williams
in Williams
out Dieng
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
GiLaWiVuWh 6 10 +2 2 5 40 1 6 17 0 0 0 1 8 2 1 1 3 1
CHI Giddey, LaVine, P. Williams, Vučević, White
in ---
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGiHoWaWi 9 18 -2 7 13 54 1 8 12 0 0 0 2 10 4 4 1 2 1
OKC Dort, Gilgeous-Alexander, Holmgren, Wallace, Williams
in ---
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaDoLaWiVu 3 10 0 2 5 40 3 5 60 0 0 0 2 3 4 1 0 1 0
CHI Ball, Dosunmu, LaVine, P. Williams, Vučević
in Ball, Dosunmu
out Giddey, White
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGiHoWaWi 9 18 -2 7 13 54 1 8 12 0 0 0 2 10 4 4 1 2 1
OKC Dort, Gilgeous-Alexander, Holmgren, Wallace, Williams
in ---
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGiPhSmWh 2 3 -6 2 5 40 0 1 0 2 2 100 1 2 1 0 0 0 1
CHI Dosunmu, Giddey, Phillips, Smith, White
in Giddey
out Ball
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaDiGiJoWi 2 7 +4 2 2 100 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 2
OKC Caruso, Dieng, Gilgeous-Alexander, Joe, Wiggins
in Joe
out Dort
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DoGiLaWiVu 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 25 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 2 1
CHI Dosunmu, Giddey, LaVine, P. Williams, Vučević
in P. Williams
out Phillips
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaHoMiWaWi 2 8 +5 2 5 40 0 3 0 1 1 100 0 4 1 2 0 0 0
OKC Caruso, Holmgren, Mitchell, Wallace, Williams
in Wallace
out Dieng
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaDoLaVuWh 3 8 +4 1 2 50 2 4 50 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 1
CHI Ball, Dosunmu, LaVine, Vučević, White
in Ball, White
out Giddey, P. Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CaDiWaWiWi 3 4 -4 2 2 100 0 2 0 1 1 100 0 2 1 0 1 1 0
OKC Caruso, Dieng, Wallace, Wiggins, Williams
in Dieng, Wiggins
out Holmgren, Mitchell
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BuCaDuHoTe 4 10 +1 2 4 50 1 2 50 3 4 75 2 1 2 1 0 3 1
CHI Buzelis, Carter, Duarte, Horton-Tucker, Terry
in Buzelis, Carter, Duarte, Horton-Tucker, Terry
out Ball, Dosunmu, LaVine, Vučević, White
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DiDuFlJoMi 3 9 0 2 2 100 1 2 50 2 2 100 0 0 1 2 0 2 2
OKC Dieng, Ducas, Flagler, Jones, Mitchell
in Ducas, Flagler, Jones, Mitchell
out Caruso, Wallace, Wiggins, Williams
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
OKCAC A. Caruso
AD A. Ducas
AF A. Flagler
AM A. Mitchell
AW A. Wiggins
CH C. Holmgren
CW C. Wallace
DJ D. Jones
IJ I. Joe
JW J. Williams
LD L. Dort
OD O. Dieng
PW P. Williams
SG S. Gilgeous-Alexander
CHIAD A. Dosunmu
CD C. Duarte
CW C. White
DT D. Terry
JC J. Carter
JG J. Giddey
JP J. Phillips
JS J. Smith
LB L. Ball
MB M. Buzelis
NV N. Vučević
TH T. Horton-Tucker
ZL Z. LaVine
OKC/CHI the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Gilgeous-Alexander, Holmgren lead Thunder to easy win over Bulls, 114-95
CHICAGO -- — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 23 points, Chet Holmgren added 21 points and a career-high 16 rebounds, and the Oklahoma City Thunder pounded Chicago 114-95 in the Bulls’ home opener on Saturday.
Jalen Williams added 24 points, nine rebounds and eight assists.
Zach LaVine had 22 points and nine rebounds for Chicago. Nikola Vucevic added 18 points and 13 rebounds.
Josh Giddey finished with 14 points and seven rebounds in his first game against the Thunder since an offseason trade to Chicago for Alex Caruso . Oklahoma City granted his request to be dealt after his role in the playoffs was reduced.
Caruso, a popular player during his three seasons with the Bulls, got a standing ovation and waved to the crowd during an early timeout. He checked into the game late in the first quarter and finished with three points in 22 minutes.
Takeaways Thunder: The Thunder are looking good through two games, after earning the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference last year. There was no letdown against Chicago after beating the Nuggets 102-87 in an important game to start the season. Oklahoma City and Denver both finished 57-25 last season, with the Thunder earning the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference by virtue of a tiebreaker.
Bulls: Chicago never found a rhythm after rolling past Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks in Milwaukee on Friday. The Bulls shot 34.8% overall and made just 15 of 53 3-pointers.
Key moment The Thunder ended the first half on a 22-3 run and took a 59-39 lead to the locker room.
Key stat The Bulls cooled off in a big way from 3-point range after making 21 of 47 against Milwaukee. Coby White , coming off a 35-point outing, was 0 for 9 from beyond the arc.
Up next The Thunder host Atlanta on Sunday, and the Bulls visit Memphis on Monday. ------